Text of To provide for certain administrative and support services for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and for other purposes.

...other purposes.

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on October 22, 2007 but was never passed by the Senate. The text of the bill below is as of Oct 22, 2007 (Reported by House Committee).

Mr. Moore of Kansas
(for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas,
Mr. Thornberry,
Mr. Boswell,
Mr. Tiahrt, and
Mrs. Boyda of Kansas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural
Resources

October 22, 2007

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert
the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as
introduced on May 1, 2007

A BILL

To provide for certain administrative and
support services for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and for
other purposes.

make such expenditures
for services and materials for the purpose of carrying out this section as the
Commission considers advisable from funds appropriated or received as gifts for
that purpose;

(ii)

solicit and accept
contributions to be used in carrying out this section or to be used in
connection with the construction or other expenses of the memorial;

(iii)

hold hearings and enter
into contracts;

(iv)

enter into contracts for
specialized or professional services as necessary to carry out this section;
and

(v)

take such actions as are
necessary to carry out this section.

(B)

Specialized or
professional services

Services under subparagraph (A)(iv) may
be—

(i)

obtained without regard
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, including section 3109 of
that title; and

(ii)

may be paid without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, including chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title.

(2)

Gifts of
property

The Commission may accept gifts of real or personal
property to be used in carrying out this section, including to be used in
connection with the construction or other expenses of the memorial.

(3)

Federal
cooperation

At the request of the Commission, a Federal
department or agency may provide any information or other assistance to the
Commission that the head of the Federal department or agency determines to be
appropriate.

(4)

Powers of members and
agents

(A)

In
general

If authorized by the Commission, any member or agent of
the Commission may take any action that the Commission is authorized to take
under this section.

(B)

Architect

The
Commission may appoint an architect as an agent of the Commission to—

(i)

represent the Commission
on various governmental source selection and planning boards on the selection
of the firms that will design and construct the memorial; and

(ii)

perform other duties as
designated by the Chairperson of the Commission.

(C)

Treatment

An
authorized member or agent of the Commission (including an individual appointed
under subparagraph (B)) providing services to the Commission shall be
considered an employee of the Federal Government in the performance of those
services for the purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code,
relating to tort claims.

(5)

Travel

Each
member of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from
their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for
the Commission.

;

(2)

by redesignating
subsection (o) as subsection (q); and

(3)

by adding after
subsection (n) the following:

(o)

Staff and support
services

(1)

Executive
director

There shall be an Executive Director appointed by the
Commission to be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for
level IV of the Executive Schedule.

(2)

Staff

(A)

In
general

The staff of the Commission may be appointed and
terminated without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that
title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that
an individual appointed under this paragraph may not receive pay in excess of
the maximum rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the General Schedule.

(B)

Senior
staff

Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), not more than 3 staff
employees of the Commission (in addition to the Executive Director) may be paid
at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for level IV of the
Executive Schedule.

(3)

Staff of federal
agencies

On request of the Commission, the head of any Federal
department or agency may detail any of the personnel of the department or
agency to the Commission to assist the Commission to carry out its duties under
this section.

(4)

Federal
support

The Commission shall obtain administrative and support
services from the General Services Administration on a reimbursable basis. The
Commission may use all contracts, schedules, and acquisition vehicles allowed
to external clients through the General Services Administration.

(5)

Cooperative
agreements

The Commission may enter into cooperative agreements
with Federal agencies, State, local, tribal and international governments, and
private interests and organizations which will further the goals and purposes
of this section.

(6)

Temporary,
intermittent, and part-time services

(A)

In
general

The Commission may obtain temporary, intermittent, and
part-time services under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates
not to exceed the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable under section 5376
of that title.

(B)

Non-applicability to
certain services

This paragraph shall not apply to services under
subsection (j)(1)(A)(iv).

(7)

Volunteer
services

(A)

In
general

Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States
Code, the Commission may accept and utilize the services of volunteers serving
without compensation.

(B)

Reimbursement

The
Commission may reimburse such volunteers for local travel and office supplies,
and for other travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as
authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

(C)

Liability

(i)

In
general

Subject to clause (ii), a volunteer described in
subparagraph (A) shall be considered to be a volunteer for purposes of the
Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14501 et seq.).

(ii)

Exception

Section
4(d) of the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14503(d)) shall not
apply for purposes of a claim against a volunteer described in subparagraph
(A).

(p)

Authorization of
appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as necessary to carry out this
section.

.

October 22, 2007

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed